Ohio Against Constitutional Takeover analysis of Contributors to Ohioans for Livestock Care PAC

Ohio ACT Analysis of Contributions and In-Kind Donationsto Ohioans for Livestock Care PAC

OCTOBER 23, 2009

Large Contributors/Donors ($20,000 or More) Represent Two-Thirds of theContributions to Ohioans for Livestock Care (Pro-Issue 2):

Fifty donors, all largeinstitutions, that gave $20,000 or more to the Ohioans for Livestock Care PAC were 2 percent of the contributors but two-thirds (66 percent) of the financing. More than onethousand donors (1,046 contributors) donated less than $100, but these small donorsmade up only 1 percent of the PAC’s contributions.

Size of Contribution#Contributions% AllContributors $ Contributions% Total $Contributions

$20,000 or more 50 2% $2,690,570 66%

>$100K 12 0% $1,418,762 35%$20,000- $99,999 38 2% $1,271,809 31%

$1,000-$19,999 343 14% $1,063,698 26%$250-$999 457 18% $193,903 5%$100-$249 578 23% $68,032 2%<$99 1046 42% $33,069 1%TOTAL 2474 $4,049,272

Dozen Largest Contributions/In-Kind Donations Made Up More than One Third of Contributions:

The twelve largest contributors (all agribusiness interests) contributed atleast $100,000 gave a total of $1.4 million, 35 percent of all funds contributed to Ohioansfor Livestock Care. The statewide Ohio Farm Bureau Federation gave $505,186 (in four separate donations) that constituted 12 percent of the funding for the PAC. Three out-of-state interests contributed a total of $413,000, or 10 percent of all contributions to thePAC (United Egg Producers (Georgia), National Pork Producers Council (Iowa), andPioneer Hi-Bred (Iowa-based seed and agrochemical firm).

Dozen Largest Contributions $100,000 or MoreContributor City $ Contributions % All Contributions

United Egg Producers Alpharetta, Georgia $200,000 5%Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Columbus $150,000 4%Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Columbus $132,920 3%Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Columbus $122,265 3% National Pork Producers Council Des Moines, Iowa $113,000 3%Fort Recovery Equity Fort Recovery $100,576 2%Farmland Mutual Insurance Columbus $100,000 2%Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Columbus $100,000 2%Ohio Pork Producers Council Columbus $100,000 2%Ohio Poultry Association Columbus $100,000 2%Ohio Soybean Association Worthington $100,000 2%Pioneer Hi-Bred International Johnston, Iowa $100,000 2%TOTAL $1,418,762 35%

Ohio Against Constitutional Takeover analysis of Contributors to Ohioans for Livestock Care PAC

Non-Individual Contributors Provided Nearly All (94 Percent) of the Financing:

About half the contributors (49 percent) were “non-individual” contributors, but theycontributed $.3.8 million (94 percent) to the PAC. These non-individual donors were primarily agribusiness trade associations, livestock operations, agricultural servicecompanies and farms.

Contributor Type#Contributors%Contributors $ Contributions%Contributions

Individual 1,272 51% $238,945 6%Business/Associations 1,202 49% $3,810,327 94%TOTAL 2,474 $4,049,272

Farm Bureau Chapters and Livestock Operations and Associations Among LargestDonors:

State and local Farm Bureau chapters made 451 contributions totaling $995,719to the pro-Issue 2 PAC – 18 percent of the contributors and 25 percent of the financing.This includes 13 non-Ohio-based Farm Bureau chapters that gave $60,000. Hog tradeassociations and operations contributed $624,106 (15 percent); egg trade associations andoperations contributed $477,298 (12 percent); poultry associations and operationscontributed $271,695 (7 percent). Beef, dairy and other livestock interest contributed$257,944 (6 percent) combined.

Contributor Code#Contributions%Contributors$Contributions%Contributions

Farm Bureau 451 18% $995,719 25%Hog 61 2% $624,106 15%Egg 11 0% $477,298 12%Poultry 33 1% $271,695 7%Other Livestock 21 1% $114,520 3%Dairy 23 1% $84,629 2%Beef 46 2% $58,795 1%Grain/Oilseed/Feed 41 2% $486,615 12%Agricultural Services 48 2% $371,171 9%Agrochemical/Pharmaceutical 4 0% $150,100 4%

Contributors from Outside Ohio Provided More than One Fourth Contributions:

More than one hundred (106) out of state contributors donated $1,196,080 to Ohioans for Livestock Care, only 4 percent of the contributors but 30 percent of the financing. TenIowa contributors gave $498,300 (12 percent), 3 Georgia contributors gave $211,000 (5 percent), 3 Minnesota contributors gave $115,000 (3 percent), 26 Indiana donors gave$97,075 (2 percent), 3 Kentucky contributors gave $58,000 (1 percent), 5 Missouridonors gave $56,000 (1 percent), and 3 North Carolina contributors gave $50,000 (1 percent).

Methodology:

Ohio ACT examined the Coalition for Livestock Care PAC contributionsand in kind donation data that was released October 22nd and coded the non-individualcontributors that gave $5,000 or more based on agricultural sector. Trade associations and